Kraut Sweep: July 17, 2012...

Hey folks, time now to take a look at the new songs making the music sales chart over in Germany.

This week, rapper Cro scores big, with three singles making the top-100. First, all the way up at #2, is "Du" ("You")...is cool in an electropop sort of way...

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Cro also manages a #24 placing with "King Of Raop", a more straightforward hip-hop number (in German)...

and he makes a hat-trick of top-40s at #33 with the Eminem-ish "Mein Zeit" ("My Time")...

Miami rapper Pitbull debuts his "Get It Started" with Colombia siren Shakira at #31...

...while Flo Rida follows uphis top-10 "Whistle" already with  "Let It Roll" as it arrives at #59...

Popping in at #78 is German singer Alexander Knapp with "Weil Ich Wieder Zuhaus Bin" ("Because I'm Home Again")...

 Swedish DJ Avicii arrives at #87 with his international dance hit "Silhouettes"..

German alternative-rock band Bakkushan debut at #95 with "Nur In Der Nacht" ("Only In The Night")...

Olympic fever hits Germany as the official song for the London Games comes in at #96, British rockers Muse with "Survival"...

And that finishes it for what's new in Germany. Cro's "Du" and the Bakkushan track are my picks. Auf Weidersehen!